The Pontians
1986, Greek. Directed by Omiros Efstratiadis.
Giorikas and Kostikas, Pontian immigrants, return to Greece from Germany. Their goal is to understand why jokes are told about Pontians and who spreads them. They learn that some Pontians are responsible. Kostikas stops the circulation of the jokes until he realizes how sad life is without them, so he allows them to be circulated again.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Original title
- Οι πόντιοι
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Giannis Sklavos
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The Pontians isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Pontians, try Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, Louis C.K.: Ridiculous, Fun with Dick and Jane.
Who directed The Pontians?
The Pontians (1986) was directed by Omiros Efstratiadis and stars Kostas Voutsas, Natasa Gerasimidou, Elena Nathanail.